Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen

KODIAK, Alaska - An Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircraft prepares to take off from Kodiak, Alaska, to conduct training to ensure aircrews stay proficient with flight procedures Aug. 10, 2017. The HC-130 More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircrew departs Air Station Kodiak enroute to Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2017. Due to forecasted high winds in Kodiak, the aircrew will be able to launch within More

A Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter crew conducts an overflight to assess the Port of Beaumont, Exxon Mobile and the Jefferson Rail Port along the Neches River Sept. 1. 2017. Overflights provide Coast Guard person More

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Elizabeth City, N.C., and Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur personnel offload 21,000 pounds of bottled water at the Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Port Arthur, Texas, Se More

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael McAllister, District 17 commander, discusses Coast Guard capabilities in the Arctic during an Alaskan General Officer/Flag Officer Fall Summit at the North Pacific Regional Fisheri More

A bad eagle appears to stand the watch at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, while in the background, a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft is prepared for takeoff by its aircrew Sept. 20, 2017. Coast Gua More

Two Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviation survival technicians talk to an aircrew inside an inflated raft in Women's Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2017. Air Station Kodiak's annual water survival tr More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Karli Allen, an aviation maintenance technician, prepares herself in the shallow water egress training chair at the Base Kodiak pool Sept. 20, 2017. Coast Guard aircrews cond More

Coast Guard Cmdr. Brad Aptiz, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak's executive officer, discusses Air Station Kodiak's current airframe and personnel situation with representatives from Coast Guard Headquarters and P More

Fourteen Kodiak-based Coast Guard chief petty officers prepare for morning colors at Base Kodiak Sept. 29, 2017. These chiefs are participating in the Chief's Call to Indoctrination, which is a seven week progr More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits inside a hangar located in Cold Bay, Alaska, Oct. 5, 2017. Kodiak-based aircrews will be readily available to respond in an expedient manner during More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits outside a hangar located in Cold Bay, Alaska, Oct. 5, 2017. Forward deploying a Jayhawk helicopter to Cold Bay sets the Coast Guard air assets in a More

A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew assists in mooring the 34-foot fishing vessel Nata Ella in Refuge Cove, Ketchikan, Alaska Oct. 7, 2017. The Nata Ella crew reported they were ta More

Presents line shelves at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 9, 2017, as the Spouse's Association of Kodiak prepares for the annual Santa to the Villages event. Santa to the Villages provides presen More

The Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro sits at its homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 27, 2017. The Douglas Munro is a 378-foot high endurance cutter named after Medal of Honor recipient, Coast Guard Signalman Firs More

Heavy snowflakes fall around a pair of Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 29, 2017. Alaska-based Coast Guard aircrews train to respond even in snowy conditions. U.S. Coast Guar More

Santa Claus, teachers and parents help with handing out Christmas presents to the Port Lions children at the the Port Lions public school gym in Port Lions, Kodiak, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2017. The Spouse's Associatio More

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association of Kodiak members prepare food at the Golden Anchor on Base Kodiak, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2017. The meals are provided to Kodiak senior citizens during the annual Sr. Cit More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators wash an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Hangar 3 at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 3, 2018. Regular aircraft maintenance, including an aircraft wash, is an important part o More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Scheren drags a 225lb sled at Air Station Kodiak during a workout Jan. 3, 2018. Aviation survival technicians must be in top physical condition to perform their excep More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak personnel tow an HC-130 Hercules aircraft out of Hangar 1 to perform engine tests at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 5, 2018. Air Station personnel often work through harsh wint More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducts an overflight of an oil spill in Shuyak Strait, 49 miles north of Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 28, 2018. The Coast Guard and Alaska Department of More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak helicopters are being prepared for the day's flights at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, March 19, 2018. Aircrews conduct training flights consistently to stay proficient with search a More

The 40-foot steel hull commercial fishing vessel EH is hard aground at Saook Point, approximately 30 miles north of Sitka, Alaska, March 21, 2018. Marine Safety Detachment Sitka personnel are working with the r More

The seagoing buoy tender USCGC SPAR (WLB 2016) lies moored at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, March 24, 2018. The crew of the SPAR maintains aids to navigation such as fixed structures ne More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircraft is prepared for a training flight at Air Station Kodiak, in Kodiak, Alaska, May 16, 2018. This aircraft has a cruising speed of 320 mph and a range of u More

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Emily Clore and Dennis Schoenwether, Coast Guard commercial fishing vessel safety examiners with Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, prepare to embark on the fishing vessel Collier More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Joanna Adams, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Kodiak, conducts maintenance on an auxiliary power unit combustion liner in Kodiak, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Duri More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircrew and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew fly over a Kodiak Crab Festival crowd at downtown Kodiak, Alaska, May 26, 2018. Aircraft flyovers show a communit More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter takes off for a training flight in Kodiak, Alaska, June 1, 2018. Training flights are frequently flown to ensure aircrews stay proficient with qualifica More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick O’Neil, an avionics electrical technician, conducts safety checks before a flight at Air Station Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, June 1, 2018. O’Neil’s crew position on a J More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators secure a communications platform in the rear of an HC-130 Hercules aircraft in Hangar 1 in Kodiak, Alaska, June 12, 2018. The communications platform was to be delivered More

Capt. Mark Morin, commanding officer for Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, inspects the air station’s personnel one final time before transferring command to Capt. Bryan Dailey during a change of command ceremony More

Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Kodiak personnel discuss their missions and operations with a group of maritime industry leaders in Kodiak, Alaska, July 19, 2018. Over three days, several men and women atte More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak member, Base Kodiak fire department personnel and City of Kodiak emergency medical personnel transfer a 47-year-old man to an awaiting ambulance at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, J More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew medevaced a 51-year-old man from the fishing vessel Devotion 34 miles southwest of Cordova, Alaska, Aug. 4, 2018. The man reportedly sustained a head injur More

A Coast Guard Station Kauai 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew conducts a port assessment and aids to navigation verification in Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii, Aug. 25, 2018. During the assessment, the crew m More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Rafael Aguero, a rescue swimmer, carries survival gear to an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 30, 2018. A Jayhawk aircrew responded to a se More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class John Ackerman and Petty Officer 1st Class William Dube stand fire guard while a HC-130J Super Hercules pilot's start the aircraft’s engines at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sep More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hovers above the Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, tarmac before taking off for a training flight Sept. 6, 2018. Training flights ensure aircrews are More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130J Super Hercules aircrew taxis from the tarmac to a runway at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 6, 2018. Since the arrival of the first Super Hercules aircraft to Kodiak, More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Lee Biladeau, an aviation maintenance technician with Air Station Kodiak, reviews an Aviation Computerized Maintenance System guide before beginning working on an MH-65 Dolph More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class William Dube, a basic aircrewman trainee for the HC-130J Super Hercules, boards the aircraft to prepare for a training flight in Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 6, 2018. Since the Supe More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class William Dube, an HC-130J Super Hercules basic aircrew trainee, stands fire guard during engine starts at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 6, 2018. A fire guard must monitor More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130J Super Hercules pilots prepare to taxi from the tarmac to a runway at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 6, 2018. Since the arrival of the first Super Hercules aircraft to K More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Salazar and Petty Officer 3rd Class James Linkenhoker, both members of Base Kodiak's personnel services department, raise the National Ensign to half mast for a 9/11 Remembrance C More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Salazar and Petty Officer 3rd Class James Linkenhoker, both members of Coast Guard Base Kodiak's personnel services department, salute the National Ensign as part of a 9/11 Rememb More

Larry Gallogly, Lockheed Martin business development director of air mobility and maritime missions, Capt. Bryan Dailey, Air Station Kodiak commanding officer, Capt. John Williams, Deputy of the Office of Aviat More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators swim toward an inflatable life raft in Women’s Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 2018, during the air station’s annual aviation water survival training. For a portion of the More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators participate in the air station’s annual aviation water survival training at Base Kodiak’s pool in Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2018. The shallow water egress training chair More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Lawrence and her spouse, Justin, also a Coast Guard member, stand with their children on Base Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2018. Casey and her family enjoy all that Kodiak h More

Master Chief Petty Officer Charles R. “Rob” Bushey, deputy master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, speaks to Team Kodiak during an all hands ceremony at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 13, 2019. Adm. Ch More

Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West members fast-rope from a 176th Wing, 210th Rescue Squadron Alaska Air National Guard UH-60G Pave Hawk at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2019, during a join More

A Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter crew conducts an overflight to assess the Beans Fleet along the Neches River Sept. 1, 2017. Overflights provide an assessment of the area to determine if product has been releas More

A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules aircrew and Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur personnel offload 21,000 pounds of bottled water at the Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Port Arthur, Texas, Se More

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael McAllister, District 17 commander, discusses the Coast Guard's lessons learned during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and how it applies to Alaska at an Alaskan General Officer/Flag Off More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators swim back to shore after they departed from an inflatable raft in Women's Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2017. Coast Guard aircrews conduct annual aviation water More

Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. David Shook, project officer for Air Station Kodiak's HC-130 Hercules transition, discusses plans for upgrading the air station's facilities to Capt. Flip Capistrano, deputy chief of Coast More

The Chief Petty Officers Association of Kodiak prepares to stand in formation for the Chief's Indoctrination to Call chief petty officers to present morning colors at Base Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 29, 2017. CCTI i More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts a preflight on a Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2017. Dolphin helicopters deploy aboard cutters to conduct Coas More

K.C. Merrill, the Santa to the Villages coordinator for the Spouse's Association of Kodiak, places toys on shelves at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 9, 2017. The Spouse's Association works tire More

Santa Claus waits in a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to take off to take him to the next remote Kodiak Island, Alaska, village, Dec. 5, 2017. Santa Claus and his elves delivered Chris More

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association of Kodiak members prepare plates of food for senior citizens at the Golden Anchor at Base Kodiak, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2017. The meals have been provided to Kodiak senio More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators wash an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Jan. 3, 2018, in Hangar 3 at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. Routine maintenance by washing an aircraft removes salt water residue, dirt and More

Coast Guard aviation survival technicians take turns dragging a 225lb sled during a midday workout at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 3, 2018. Physical fitness is vital to being a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. U More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew taxis out at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, during a snowstorm Jan. 5, 2018. Coast Guard aircrews need to train in various weather conditions to ensur More

Coast Guard Cutter Naushon (WPB 1311) and crew conduct tow training with a Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel and crew in Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska, Feb. 16, 2018. Tow training ensures crews are proficient in p More

Two Coast Guard cutters sit in homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, March 19, 2018. Coast Guard cutters conduct law enforcement and search and rescue operations within the Alaskan waters. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty More

The fishing vessel EH is hard aground approximately 30 miles north of Sitka, Alaska, in the Peril Strait, March 21, 2018. An Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued three people after they initiated a mayday call via More

Coast Guard commercial fishing vessel safety examiner, Dennis Schoenwether with Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, checks a vessel’s emergency position indicating radio beacon in Kodiak, Alaska, May 23, 2018. Com More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Joanna Adams, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Kodiak, conducts maintenance on an auxiliary power unit combustion liner in Kodiak, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Duri More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and crew along with an Aids to Navigation Kodiak boat crew conduct a search and rescue demonstration at the Kodiak Crab Festival in St. Paul Harbor, Kod More

Coast Guard Petty Officers Patrick O’Neil, Kemel Juarbe-Hernandez and Alex Trombley, avionics electrical technicians, prepare for a flight at Air Station Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska June 1, 2018. O’Neil’s crew pos More

Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, gives remarks during Air Station Kodiak’s change of command ceremony at the air station’s Hangar 3 in Kodiak, Alaska, June 22, 2018. Ca More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak member, Base Kodiak fire department personnel and City of Kodiak emergency medical personnel transfer a 47-year-old man to an awaiting ambulance at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, J More

A Coast Guard Station Kauai 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew conducts a port assessment and aids to navigation verification in Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii, Aug. 25, 2018. During the assessment, the crew c More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Abraham Wells, a flight mechanic, checks a hoist cable on an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 30, 2018. A Jayhawk aircrew responded to a se More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Lee Biladeau, an aviation maintenance technician with Air Station Kodiak, prepares an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter for pre-deployment maintenance in accordance to an aviation com More

Capt. Bryan Dailey, Air Station Kodiak commanding officer, shakes hands with Larry Gallogly, Lockheed Marin business development director of air mobility and maritime missions, during an open house of the HC-13 More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Sliker, a gunner’s mate with Air Station Kodiak’s operations center, discusses an MK-124 pyrotechnic device to aviators during the air station’s annual aviation water More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviator holds his breath as two rescue swimmers flip a shallow water egress training chair upside down at Base Kodiak’s pool in Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2018. The SWET chair is More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Lawrence, a Base Kodiak yeoman, loves Kodiak, Alaska so much that her and her husband have purchased their retirement home in Kodiak. Lawrence and her family enjoy all More

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell, Seventeenth District commander, speaks to Team Kodiak during an all hands ceremony at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 13, 2019. Adm. Charles W. Ray, vice commandant of th More

Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West members fast-rope from a 176th Wing, 210th Rescue Squadron Alaska Air National Guard UH-60G Pave Hawk at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2019, during a join More

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducts an overflight to assess the Chevron-Phillips, Kinder Morgan terminals and the Motiva dock area along the Neches River Sept. 1, 2017. Overflights provide a co More

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Elizabeth City, N.C., and Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur personnel offload 21,000 pounds of bottled water at the Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Port Arthur, Texas, Se More

Air Force Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, discusses Arctic capabilities with Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael McAllister, District 17 commander, and oth More

Coast Guard Kodiak-based chief petty officers prepare the flags for morning colors at Base Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 29, 2017. Fourteen chief petty officers are beginning a seven-week Chief's Call to Indoctrination More

Members of the Spouse's Association of Kodiak wrap presents at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 21, 2017. This is the 42nd year the Spouse's Association of Kodiak has partnered with Coast Guard A More

Santa Claus and his head elf deliver Christmas presents to the children at Danger Bay School on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2017. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak helicopter crews have been helping Santa Claus More

Chief Petty Officer Emily Clore, a marine science technician at Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, serves a plate of food to senior citizens during the annual Sr. Citizens Luncheon at Base Kodiak, Alaska, Dec. 20 More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew taxis out for a training flight during a snowstorm Jan. 5, 2018, at Kodiak, Alaska. Learning to fly in harsh winter weather is vital to conducting More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class BM2 Alex Donoso and Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Davis, boarding team members, along with a National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration officer inspect a confined space in D More

Dennis Schoenwether, a Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak commercial fishing vessel safety examiner, ensures a life ring passes inspection on a fishing vessel in Kodiak, Alaska, May 23, 2018. Coast Guard commercia More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Joanna Adams, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Kodiak, conducts maintenance on an auxiliary power unit combustion liner in Kodiak, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Duri More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and crew conduct a search and rescue demonstration at the Kodiak Crab Festival in St. Paul Harbor, Kodiak, Alaska, May 26, 2018. Search and rescue demon More

A Coast Guard aircrew conducts safety checks on the tarmac before a flight in Kodiak, Alaska, June 1, 2018. Safety checks ensure aircraft are safe for flight. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class C More

Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, presents Capt. Mark Morin, commanding officer of Air Station Kodiak, with a Meritorious Service Medal, during a change of command cerem More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak Jayhawk aircrew, Base Kodiak fire department personnel and City of Kodiak emergency medical personnel prepare to transfer a 47-year-old man to an awaiting ambulance at Air Stati More

A Coast Guard Station Kauai 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew conducts a port assessment and aids to navigation verification in Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii, Aug. 25, 2018. The boat crew checked buoys to en More